Where does “ghi” come from?
ghi (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gi, from Old Dutch gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.
ghi (Middle Dutch): Alternative spelling of gi
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of gi
Ancestry of “ghi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | gi | you |
| 2 | Old Dutch | gī | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | jiʀ | you |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | — |